The puzzle: Racing rarities – silver, but not a rocket, and always in the shade

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Our clue for the new puzzle: Silber failed to shine here in Formula 1, and the driver spent his entire career in the shadows.

Our clue from last time: A driver from yesteryear in a car from the day before yesterday, applauded just a few years ago. Pictured is the long-serving IndyCar and sports car driver Adrián Fernández (63) in the BRM P153 of his unforgettable compatriot Pedro Rodríguez, during the 2022 Mexican Grand Prix. Incidentally, Fernández bought this car.

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Adrián Fernández im BRM P153 des unvergessenen Landsmannes Pedro Rodríguez

Foto: Grand Prix Photo

José Adrián Fernández Mier was born on 20 April 1963 in Mexico City. His first racing experiences came at the age of eight on a motocross bike.

Adrián worked his way up through the racing ranks: Formula V in Mexico, where he was twice champion; Formula Ford in Europe; then Formula 3 in Mexico (champion in 1991); before moving to the USA, where he competed in IndyCar from 1993 onwards.

In 1996, he won his first IndyCar race in Toronto (ten more were to follow); in 2000, he finished runner-up in the overall standings behind the Brazilian Gil de Ferran.

Fernández switched to endurance racing and became champion of the American Le Mans Series in 2009.

The Central American later became a team owner; he worked as Sergio Pérez’s manager at the start of ‘Checo’s’ Formula One career, and in 2024 he purchased the BRM pictured above from a private collector. This is the very racing car that Pedro Rodríguez drove to victory at the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix.

In 2016, José Adrián Fernández Mier was honoured at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez by having Turn 12 named after him.